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					<description><![CDATA[Candid shot of some of the participants of our in house Positive Behaviour Supports training. Positive Behaviour Supports PBS is one of our mandatory trainings that all staff must take. All staff re-certify annually. Families are also invited to participate and learn more about what we do, and how we do what we do. Learn [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Below is a print of the ADWA brochure. Please zoom in to read more about ADWA or visit their website! Interested in Joining ADWA? Click below to download the PDF Registration Form, print, fill it out and then email it to the email address on the form. WIN employees can submit their registration forms to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Disability Support Workers wear many hats! They are truly Essential But Forgotten heroes in the lives of persons living with disabilities. Do you know what they do in a day?]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Karen Weir]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Alberta Disability Workers Association (ADWA) is a provincial advocacy organization for all people employed in Community Disability Services who provide essential services to Albertans with disabilities. Alberta’s Community Disability Services are in a staffing crisis. Workers paid to support people with disabilities have not seen a wage increase since 2014 (despite an increase in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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